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Koba

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Thu Jun 14 2012

Koba remains one of the strongest players on the West End Korean scene since opening in 2005 – we’ve yet to have a disappointing meal here.

Barbecue meats such as beef kalbi or bulgogi are well marinated, and grilled at the table by efficient staff. Barbecued squid was fresh as a daisy, with just the right amount of tongue-tingling heat in the vibrant red sauce. Stews make a sound choice too, with umami-rich stocks and accompanying bowls of pearly rice. The spicy, slow-simmered short rib hotpot comes with chinese cabbage and sweet potato noodles as well as chunky pieces of beef, while the soft tofu stew is packed with seafood slivers.

As this is Fitzrovia rather than K-town (New Malden), there’s no free panch’an, and the namul is a little pricy at £5.90. This is our only quibble, however.

Service is polished but not too formal, and the dark, modern-East-Asian-meets-industrial interior is slick, making Koba an ideal spot for anything from a business lunch (set meals start at £6.50) to a casual dinner. Drinks include Korean beers, soju and a short wine list.

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Address:
Koba London
W1T 1NA

Phone:
020 7580 8825
Opening hours:
Lunch served noon-2.30pm Mon-Sat. Dinner served 6-10.30pm daily
Transport:
Tube: Goodge Street or Tottenham Court Road tube
Price:
Main courses £8.50-£12. Set lunch £6.50-£11.50. Set meal £25-£35
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1. Koba
  - London
    W1T 1NA
  - 020 7580 8825
  - 51.517896,-0.134939

Categories:
Food and drink
Facilities:
Restaurant and bar facilities. Take away. Reservations required
Occasions:
Meal times. Best for dinner. Going in a group
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(29 ratings)

http://andreiandi.foliohd.com/ I am a freelance Food And Events Photographer and this is a part of my work which include fewer restaurants in Camden Town as Bar Gansa, Simply Fish, Made IN Brasil and Bar Solo and more. For any informations and prices please contact me at handone2003@yahoo.com or 07500677019 . ThAnK YoU. links of my work below. http://www.simplyfish.com/ http://www.made-in-brasil.co.uk/ http://www.bargansa.co.uk/ http://www.solobar.co.uk/

andrew Wed May 1
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Good food our waitress was really nice n friendly n overall nice atmosphere would def recommend it

hailey Tue Apr 9
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Midly tasty but pricy for not much food. Dissapointed!

Christine Tue Mar 26
Rated as: 2/5
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We decided to try this restaurant during our weekend in London and we were quite disappointed ! Small portions, high prices, low quality. We ordered fried dumplings which were barely fried, but quite tasty fortunately. The pajeon was the only good food we had. We had the beef barbecue too, but we couldn't eat half of the meat because of the fat. I was quite shocked to see that we had to pay extra for side dishes. I went to Korea last summer (and I often go to korean restaurants in Paris) and I NEVER paid for side dishes. Same for the rice, it's always included when you choose to eat barbecue. + The bottle of water was like, 4 pounds ! Definitely not recommending this restaurant.

Flow Mon Mar 4
Rated as: 2/5
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It is a great restaurant with amazing food and top notch service. The food is authentic and there is a wide range of Korean food and drinks on the menu as well as other delicious Asian foods. The staff are knowledgeable and are always there to help and serve foreigners and UK residents alike. Definitely worth visiting! :)

Kat Mon Mar 4
Rated as: 5/5
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It is a great restaurant with amazing food and top notch service. The food is authentic and there is a wide range of Korean food and drinks on the menu as well as other delicious Asian foods. The staff are knowledgeable and are always there to help and serve foreigners and UK residents alike. Definitely worth visiting! :)

Kat Mon Mar 4
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I went to koba for the first time and i was pleasantly surprised. the food was great, as was the atmospehere and the service. the manager was very attentive and did a great job explaining the food and menu since it was my first time having korean food. it was pretty busy and noisy at one point,but i would definitely recommend anyone to come and try! booking might be necessary

Ben M. Sat Mar 2
Rated as: 5/5
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I had dinner with my family and it was great Korean food experience for us, We had two assorted plates which were Koba Special and assorted beef, and some hot stone rice dishes. It was very tasty and all member of staffs were very kind. We'll be coming back definitely!!!!

Jenny Wed Jan 23
Rated as: 4/5
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Extremely dissapointing. We were aspecting something Korean, tasteful, hot, special and we finish chewing something tasteless, poor, scarce and definitely overpriced. Far below the spectations... this restaurant is rated with 5 stars????? Guys please tell me what are your standards!!! this place don't deserve them. Sorry to be honest but it sucks

rakel Wed Dec 26 2012
Rated as: 1/5
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Don't bother unless you can get a table upstairs. Down stairs in the cold basement there is no atmosphere, a couple of TVs and some horrible Korean music playing. Despite booking ahead, non-regulars were shifted out of the way.

gordon jackson Thu Dec 6 2012
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